I usually use the rule of thumb that you need one moderator for every 300ish posts in a forum, per day. And this forum is nowhere near that. The grappling forum is an exception to this because there is just way too much crappling discussion on the internet and we want this forum to be a showcase against that.

What we do need is people to actively post in these new sub forums if they have specific experience in those areas. I'm sure Kaze will be contributing a lot towards the discussion of traditional weapons and such here, and that's what we need at the moment to get these new forums kicked off and running.

If at some point in the future there's a need for a specific person or persons to help guide the forum beyond the existing staff, the criteria for this person will likely be:

1. Substantial subject matter expertise.
2. Substantial contributions to forum discussions here and a general understanding of moderator tools.
3. Training that includes actively hitting people and/or being hit with the weapons in question or the nearest simulation of doing as possible so as to include aliveness, and first-hand experience in the weapons in actual use.

Obviously you can't run around shooting people, so military/law enforcement/shooting instructor experience will cover firearms. As far as melee weapons (lol D&D term) go, I think The ARMA guys and the Dog Brothers are on the right track as far as that's concerned.

But whether or not anyone in particular meets these requirements is mostly irrelevant. We're not at the point yet when it's needed. Not even close.

Now if we start getting AR-15.com type traffic here, we'll revisit the idea.

Sounds good. I will be posting in this forum. Mainly cause of my Traditional Weapons background and I am still learning about firearms.

4/04/2006 9:47pm,

plasma

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shuma-Gorath

*ahem*

Congrats you can use the search function.

4/04/2006 9:48pm,

plasma

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blooming lotus

You dont climb walls with those things ... you peel ppl's flesh off ... in nice curly potatoe skin like shreds... unless you had to that is.

christ .. trust reality to take the fun out of it.

Shut the **** up. Leave the armory....

4/04/2006 10:11pm,

poidog

I'm just glad that a weapons specific forum exists for the nutjobs like myself. I'm hoping we can quash any stupid fuckers who post here quickly and ruthlessly. And I promise to ridicule, humiliate, flame, insult and otherwise harass any folks who post weapons bullshido...with the same unfettered glee with which I harass baofuhaibo on pretty much any of his threads.

Aloha, Poi

4/04/2006 10:15pm,

SFGOON

Sounds like a good plan, and BTW I love your avatar.

4/04/2006 10:35pm,

Shuma-Gorath

Quote:

Originally Posted by KageKaze

Congrats you can use the search function.

Actually, I knew exactly which single thread to pull all of those quotes from. Here's the last time I needed to use the search function to demonstrate that you were out of your mind.

I'll let your utter lack of a retort speak for itself.

4/04/2006 11:13pm,

plasma

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shuma-Gorath

Actually, I knew exactly which single thread to pull all of those quotes from. Here's the last time I needed to use the search function to demonstrate that you were out of your mind.

I'll let your utter lack of a retort speak for itself.

I said those thing, and I stand by it. What retort is needed?

4/04/2006 11:38pm,

SuperGuido

Quote:

No ninjas for mods.

Any student of taijutsu will tell you that taijutsu has a stupid amount of traditional weaponry within the system. In fact, this was a primary factor for why I stopped training in it a while ago, as I simply had no interest in practicing with dozens of different types of archaic weaponry.

Discussions based upon the relevence of traditional weaponry in modern martial arts is another matter, but I don't think we should discount an opinion based on a popular perception of a style when said style representative could very well have valid knowledge to impart in regards to this specific topic.

That was a long ass sentence.

In short, count on a Ninja to know all sorts of silly factual information about silly weapons.

4/05/2006 2:19am,

JKDChick

We're not adding any mods at the moment. SO the topic is dead.

4/05/2006 6:22pm,

Don Gwinn

I just saw my name mentioned. I'm glad that got nipped in the bud. I can't be a Bullshido mod in a technical forum for three very important reasons:

1. I already moderate five forums on two different sites, plus my full-time job as a special-education teacher, my kids' football schedule, my family's weekly visits to the adoption-preservation therapist, and a couple of nights per week on call with the local ambulance service. Life is full. Frankly a couple of the forums I moderate now get neglected.

2. I moderate mostly political and gear forums because, when you get right down to it, I'm not really an expert. I just have a big mouth.

3. I do not practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, so clearly I cannot be a Bullshido staff member.

So, in short, I don't have time to moderate the forum, but it's not so bad, because I am also grossly unqualified.